A limited food budget creates a nutritional challenge for parents of
active kids. The name of the fueling game is: How can you buy enough
healthy calories with the least amount of money? These practical tips
can help optimize a low-budget sports diet.

Do you ever get tired of reading yet-another headline about The
10 Best Super Sports Foods, only be instructed to buy exotic fruits,
ancient grains, and other unusual items? Do we really need chia, spelt,
and quinoa? Is anything wrong with old-fashioned peanut butter, broccoli
and brown rice? A top sports nutritionist weighs in.

A challenge most parents
face during the summer months is eating on the go. The summer heat and
shuttling kids to and from sports, camp, and the pool can zap the energy
for making homecooked meals, and, as recent studies have shown,
concession stand food (hot dogs, dye loaded slushes, and refined suger)
can be just about as unhealthy as they come. So
what can parents do to keep summer foods healthy without missing out on
the fun foods the summer season offers? The author of a new cookbook geared to kids has some tips.

For athletes who routinely train hard 4 to 6 days a week, carbs enhance
performance and should be the foundation of each meal. Research-based recommendations for an optimal
sports diet include far more carbs than you may realize, says sports nutrition expert Nancy Clark.

Experiencing the Food & Nutrition Expo at the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetic Association's annual convention is an eating adventure! Several hours and many calories later, I emerged from the Expo with a sampling of items that can contribute to an effective sports diet. Here is brief snapshot of some of what I saw.

For many families, Thanksgiving means family, friends, food, and football, often high school football. For moms responsible for preparing the big meal after getting back from the game is can be a really tough assignment. The answer? Get your kids to become part of the team in the kitchen says Mom100 blogger Katie Workman.